The CLAHRC for Greater Manchester
Update 11 October 2011
GM CLAHRC is changing. We’ll still be effectively translating research into clinical practice, but our membership will reflect the changing NHS across Greater Manchester.
To coincide with this, we will be updating our website, which we aim to have in place by the end of the year. In the meantime, some of the information on this site may be out-of-date or incorrect until the new site is up and running.
Success for Salford’s innovative service to reduce the risk of diabetes
24 November 2011
A GM CLAHRC initiative in Salford has been recognised for its work in reducing the amount of people in the city being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes Care Call is a telephone-based service already available for people with diabetes which has been further developed to support people diagnosed with Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) and are most at risk from developing type 2 diabetes. This new Care Call development provides people with a six-month programme of education and motivational support which is delivered by a team of health advisors using the telephone.
Care Call won the Quality in Care (QiC) award for ‘Best Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Initiative’. The awards were the first in a new series of programmes from QiC to highlight good healthcare practice in key therapy areas in the UK. Read the full story here.
The NIHR CLAHRC for Greater Manchester is a collaboration between the University of Manchester and NHS partner organisations.
The CLAHRC aims to translate research into clinical practice more effectively. It has a five year aim (2008-2013) to improve healthcare and reduce inequalities in health for people with chronic vascular conditions (diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease and stroke) by:
- Developing and evaluating improved ways for the NHS to support people in managing their vascular disease;
- Implementing these and other evidence-based improvements in healthcare across Greater Manchester;
- Building NHS capacity to plan and implement evidence-based changes to care pathways for people with vascular disease.
This exciting initiative is funded jointly by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and a number of local partner organisations:
Our Objectives
- To develop and evaluate improved ways for the NHS to support people in managing their vascular disease.
Research themes - To implement these and other evidence-based improvements in care in NHS trusts across Greater Manchester.
Implementation themes - To build NHS capacity to plan and implement evidence-based changes to care pathways for people with vascular disease.
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